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CONFIDENTIAL
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TO IMMEDIATE BTC HONG KONG TELNO INDUS 111 OF 19 MAY.
FOR MARCH.
YOUR INDUS 57 OF 18 MAY REFERS.
THANK YOU FOR GETTING PRELIMINARY VIEWS OF CLP ON 132 KV
EQUIPMENT. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS MATTER WITH BALFOUR BEATTY,
CE GB AND LAZARDS. REGRET WE ARE UNABLE TO AGREE OPTIONAL EXTRAS
IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE PACKAGE. PLEASE CONVEY THIS TO STONES
DURING THE ROUND-UP DISCUSSION. I WILL BE TELEXING YOU ON MONDAY
IN GREATER DETAIL ON OUR POSITION. FOR YOU ALONE, REPEAT FOR YOU ALONE, OUR WORRIES ARE CLP GETTING BEHIND PACKAGE PRICE AND EXTENT OF OUR REMIT AND LIABILITY IF CLP ISSUE FOREIGN SWITCHGEAR
TO BB TO INSTALL AND COMMISSION. ALSO FOR YOU ALONE THERE IS THE
POSITION OF CEGB WHO ARE UNWILLING TO OVERSEE FOREIGN INSTALLATIONS.
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